Most crypto funds have been losing investors lately. XRP hasn’t gotten that memo. While Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds have faced weeks of steady outflows, XRP-linked products have quietly been doing something different — attracting fresh money even on the market’s worst days. Related Reading: Is Bitcoin The Poor Man’s Hedge Against Inflation? Coinbase CEO Thinks So XRP Takes Half Of All New Altcoin ETF Money According to Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg, XRP is capturing roughly 50% of all new capital flowing into altcoin ETFs. That’s a commanding share of a market that includes several competing assets. Solana comes in second, drawing around 30% of fresh inflows, while Hedera accounts for the remaining 20%. McClurg made the comments publicly, pointing to XRP’s staying power at a time when investor confidence across the broader crypto market has been shaky at best. The numbers behind that claim are hard to dismiss. Reports show that so far this month, XRP ETFs have recorded negative flow days on just three occasions. Bitcoin ETFs, by comparison, have posted outflows on nine separate trading sessions during the same period. That gap tells a story about where some investors are choosing to put — or keep — their money right now. ???? BREAKING: Canary Capital CEO just dropped something the market isn’t ready for.$XRP quietly absorbing capital while BTC & ETH see outflows. Even on red days. Even when Bitcoin ETFs bled. ???? https://t.co/MrCwbmUnPC pic.twitter.com/xEAMaMm80e — Xaif Crypto????????|???????? (@Xaif_Crypto) February 25, 2026 Last week offered perhaps the clearest snapshot of this divide. Bitcoin and Ethereum investment products together shed $250 million in outflows. XRP, meanwhile, pulled in $3.5 million. Modest in size, but striking given the conditions surrounding it. Steady Inflows Since Launch Reports say XRP ETFs got off to a strong start when the first spot product was listed on Nasdaq in mid-November last year. From that point through January 7, 2026, inflows came in consistently without a single day of net outflows — an unbroken streak that lasted nearly two months. That first outflow day in January was an exception to an otherwise clean run. Since then, XRP funds have largely held their footing while competing products struggled. The cumulative result of that run: $1.24 billion in total net inflows, with assets under management now sitting at a little over $1 billion. Among the individual products, the Canary XRP ETF leads with $280 million in net assets. Bitwise’s XRP ETF trails narrowly at $278 million — a gap thin enough that the rankings could easily shift with a few strong trading days. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have faced sustained selling pressure for months. New buyers have been hard to come by. XRP funds stepping into that environment and continuing to attract capital — rather than lose it — is a departure from what most of the market has been experiencing. Related Reading: Aave Crosses $1 Trillion In Loans — No Bank Required A Shift In Where Investors Are Looking Reports from Canary Capital suggest the pattern reflects something more than short-term trading behavior. Investors appear to be reallocating toward assets they see as having specific utility, with XRP’s established role in cross-border payments drawing attention from both institutional and retail buyers. Featured image from Vecteezy, chart from TradingView
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A shift in Ethereum’s derivatives flow on Binance is starting to hint at a possible change in market structure, even as ETH itself remains in a corrective phase. According to CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost, the Taker Buy Sell Ratio is no longer flashing the same persistent sell-side aggression that dominated as the asset pushed toward a new all-time high. Darkfost argues that the indicator offers a useful read on who is pressing harder in the futures market. “This indicator is effective for assessing directional dominance between market buy and sell orders executed on futures contracts. A ratio above 1 indicates buyer dominance, while a ratio below 1 suggests that selling aggressiveness is prevailing within transactional flows.” Ethereum Shows Fresh Bullish Shift That distinction mattered during Ethereum’s run toward record levels. In that period, Darkfost said, selling pressure in the futures market intensified at the same time, keeping the ratio consistently below its equilibrium level of 1. On Binance, the monthly Taker Buy Sell Ratio fell to 0.95, while the weekly average dropped even further to 0.92, pointing to a market where aggressive sellers were controlling the flow. Related Reading: Ethereum DeFi Warning: Vitalik Flags Oracles As A Hidden Time Bomb The backdrop is significant because derivatives now sit at the center of crypto price formation. Darkfost noted that the derivatives market accounts for nearly $65 billion in volume and plays a leading role in price discovery, making order-flow analysis increasingly important for reading the market beneath headline price action. In that context, a ratio stuck below 1 was more than a minor technical detail; it suggested that upside conditions were being undermined by persistent futures-led selling pressure. What makes the current setup more interesting is that the flow data has begun to improve before any obvious reversal in Ethereum’s spot chart. “On Binance, the weekly ratio has been hovering around the neutral threshold for the past two weeks. This shift is particularly notable as it diverges from ETH price action, which remains in a corrective phase. Daily spikes above 1.12 have even been recorded, reflecting episodes of aggressive market buying.” Related Reading: The $2,000 Fault Line: Why Ethereum’s Record Volatility Signals An Imminent Explosion That divergence is the core of the thesis. While ETH has yet to fully reflect it in price, the behavior of takers in the futures market is no longer uniformly defensive. The monthly average has also started to recover, climbing back to around 0.99. That still falls just short of clear buyer dominance, but it marks a meaningful improvement from the earlier stretch of sub-1 readings. Darkfost stops well short of calling a confirmed reversal. “Although this configuration still requires confirmation, it constitutes a constructive signal. A sustained move above 1 would mark a transition toward buyer dominance, potentially supporting a more favorable market dynamic for ETH in the short to medium term.” For now, the signal is less about declaring the correction over than about identifying a change in pressure. If the ratio can hold near neutral and then push decisively above 1, it would suggest that the market driving price discovery is beginning to lean back toward buyers. At press time, ETH traded at $2,028. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
As the end of the month approaches, Ethereum (ETH) is attempting to end February above the crucial $2,000 barrier. Some analysts have suggested that the upcoming monthly close could determine the fate of the King of Altcoin’s price trajectory. Related Reading: XRP Rally Incoming? Analyst Forecasts March-April Recovery If This Level Breaks Ethereum Trajectory Could Be Defined This Weekend On Thursday, Ethereum briefly fell from its recent highs and retested the $1,980 level before bouncing. Notably, the cryptocurrency surged 11% on Wednesday morning, reaching a ten-day high of $2,148, then stabilized around the crucial $2,000 support. Amid this rebound, market observer Trader Tardigrade highlighted that ETH has momentarily reclaimed a critical monthly level, which had been lost in the shorter timeframes. The King of Altcoins is trading back above its multi-year trendline, suggesting that a potential price recovery rally could be coming if the level holds. Per the post, Ethereum “has a proven pattern: every time price holds above this ascending support trendline, it launches into a parabolic rally.” As the chart shows, the cryptocurrency displayed a similar trendline between 2018 and 2020, when the altcoin bounced from this support and embarked on a massive one-year rally toward its previous all-time high (ATH). Now, ETH shows a similar performance in the monthly timeframe, currently retesting the trendline that began forming in 2022. “If it holds here, history says we’re gearing up for another explosive climb,” the trader affirmed. Similarly, analyst Rekt Capital noted that this multi-year trendline has been “a structural level that has defined the broader macro trajectory for several years.” He stated that if Ethereum ends the month above this trendline, located around the $1,960-$1,970 area, “then price would have scope to rebound into the green region overhead,” between the $2,250-$2,500 levels. However, he warned that this key horizontal region has historically “not been kind to Ethereum across cycles.” Deeper Correction In The Books? Explaining ETH’s previous behavior around this level, Rekt Capital detailed that in 2022, once the price broke below this horizontal region in the monthly timeframe, it continued lower. Meanwhile, Ethereum closed below this level again in early 2025, retested it, turned it into resistance, and resumed its correction toward the April 2025 lows around $1,385. “So structurally, the green region remains a likely candidate for resistance unless Ethereum Monthly Closes above it and successfully turns it into support,” the analyst affirmed, cautioning that it seems less likely given the current bear market conditions. Moreover, he warned that if ETH Monthly Closes below the multi-year support trendline, the $1,570-$1,670 horizontal zone, which was a prior demand cluster, could be revisited. Related Reading: The ‘Next-Generation Trading Chain’: BNB Chain Eyes 2026 Optimization Following Strong Ecosystem Momentum “We have already seen downside wicking toward that orange region, but not a clean, picture-perfect retest. Losing the trendline would likely force price into that orange region more decisively and potentially even result in its loss as support,” he added. As Rekt Capital stressed, if a macro uptrend is lost, there is limited buy-side momentum to support the price against further downside over time. As of this writing, ETH is trading at $2,026, a 4.7% increase in the weekly timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
In an X post, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced what he described as a “quantum roadmap”, a sweeping plan to upgrade the cryptographic foundations of Ethereum before quantum computers become a real-world threat. While large-scale quantum machines remain theoretical, rapid advances in research have unsettled both crypto engineers and Wall Street investors. Buterin has repeatedly …
Ethereum has managed to reclaim the $2,000 level following a market bounce observed on Wednesday, providing temporary relief after weeks of persistent selling pressure. While the recovery remains tentative, holding above this psychological threshold may help stabilize short-term sentiment, particularly if broader crypto market conditions continue to improve. However, the sustainability of this rebound will depend largely on liquidity conditions and follow-through demand. Related Reading: Digital Gold Is Dead: The Institutional Architecture Binding Bitcoin To The Nasdaq In The 2026 Downturn Recent CryptoQuant data adds an important structural dimension to this move. Ethereum’s 30-day Realized Volatility indicator on Binance has surged sharply, now approaching 0.97 — its highest reading since March 2025. This metric measures the magnitude of price fluctuations over time, and such an elevated level indicates that daily price ranges have expanded considerably. Higher realized volatility typically reflects a market undergoing repricing rather than steady trend formation. Wider price swings can attract short-term trading activity but also increase risk, particularly in leveraged environments. Historically, volatility spikes often accompany transitional phases where markets search for equilibrium. Volatility Signals Potential Inflection Point Elevated volatility during price stabilization often suggests that both buyers and sellers are aggressively defending key levels rather than a clear trend already being established. From a structural standpoint, volatility spikes frequently occur when markets exit consolidation phases. Increased price dispersion indicates that capital is reallocating, derivatives positioning is adjusting, and liquidity is being tested across spot and futures venues. If this process continues alongside sustained demand, it can precede a decisive directional move as uncertainty resolves. Related Reading: How Vitalik Buterin’s 11,422 ETH Liquidation Is Testing Ethereum’s Bear Market Absorption – Details However, volatility alone does not guarantee trend continuation. In some instances, prolonged high volatility without a breakout simply reflects indecision, producing extended sideways ranges while participants wait for stronger macro or liquidity signals. At present, Ethereum appears to be near such an inflection zone. Historical patterns suggest that similar volatility regimes have occasionally preceded upward expansions, yet confirmation would require sustained price acceptance above key resistance and evidence of renewed capital inflows rather than purely speculative repositioning. Ethereum Tests Critical Support After Prolonged Downtrend Ethereum remains under pressure despite a recent bounce toward the $2,000 area, with the chart showing a clear medium-term downtrend following the rejection near the $4,800 peak. Successive lower highs since late 2025 confirm a persistent bearish structure, while the price continues trading below the 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages. This alignment typically reflects sustained selling dominance rather than a transitional consolidation phase. The recent rebound above $2,000 appears technically modest so far. Volume expanded during the selloff earlier in the year, suggesting strong distribution, while the latest recovery lacks comparable conviction. Unless follow-through demand emerges, this type of bounce often functions as short-term relief rather than a trend reversal. Related Reading: Why XRP’s 0.16 Leverage Floor Ends The Era Of The Flash Crash – And the Hope for a Quick Recovery From a structural perspective, the $1,800–$2,000 zone is becoming a critical support cluster. Repeated tests of this area indicate buyers are defending it, yet each rebound has weakened in amplitude. Persistent pressure near support increases the probability of a breakdown if macro liquidity conditions remain tight. Conversely, reclaiming the descending moving averages — particularly the 100-day and 200-day — would be necessary to shift sentiment. Until then, Ethereum appears locked in a corrective phase where rallies are vulnerable, and downside risks remain structurally present. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
Ethereum price started a major rally above the $2,020 resistance. ETH is now consolidating gains and might aim for another increase above $2,050. Ethereum started a fresh upward move above the $1,980 zone. The price is trading above $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a new bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,040 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,080 zone. Ethereum Price Dips To Support Ethereum price managed to form a base and traded above the $1,950 resistance, like Bitcoin. ETH price rallied above the $2,020 and $2,050 resistance levels. The bulls even pumped the price above $2,120. A high was formed at $2,158 before there was a downside correction. The price dipped below $2,000 and tested the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,792 swing low to the $2,158 high before the bulls appeared. Ethereum price is now trading above $2,020 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If the bulls remain in action above $1,975, the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near the $2,040 level and the trend line. The first key resistance is near the $2,080 level. The next major resistance is near the $2,120 level. A clear move above the $2,120 resistance might send the price toward the $2,155 resistance. An upside break above the $2,155 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $2,220 resistance zone or even $2,250 in the near term. Downside Continuation In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,040 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2,000 level. The first major support sits near the $1,975 zone. A clear move below the $1,975 support might push the price toward the $1,935 support or the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,792 swing low to the $2,158 high. Any more losses might send the price toward the $1,900 region. The main support could be $1,880. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is gaining momentum in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI – The RSI for ETH/USD is now above the 50 zone. Major Support Level – $1,975 Major Resistance Level – $2,080
It started as an idea. Now it processes more lending volume than most people will ever see in a lifetime. Aave, the decentralized finance protocol that lets users borrow and deposit crypto without going through a traditional bank, has crossed $1 trillion in total cumulative lending — a milestone that has never been reached by any other protocol in the DeFi industry. Related Reading: Is Bitcoin The Poor Man’s Hedge Against Inflation? Coinbase CEO Thinks So From A 2017 Startup To A Trillion-Dollar Lending Machine Aave was not always called Aave. Its founder, Stani Kulechov, first launched the platform under the name ETHLend in November 2017 before rebranding it in September 2018. What began as a small peer-to-peer lending experiment on the Ethereum blockchain has grown into the dominant force in decentralized lending, with over $27 billion in total user funds currently secured on the platform. Aave crossed $1 trillion all-time loans. A first in DeFi history. pic.twitter.com/9zMKhtGq6R — Aave (@aave) February 25, 2026 Over the past 30 days alone, Aave generated more than $83 million in fees — nearly four times more than its nearest competitor, Morpho. Other well-known lending platforms including JustLend, SparkLend, Maple, and Compound Finance each hold over $1 billion in total value locked, but none come close to matching Aave’s scale. “A decade ago, DeFi and Aave didn’t exist. They were just ideas. Today, Aave stands as the backbone of onchain lending, powering a new financial system that is open, global, and unstoppable,” Kulechov said in a post on X following the announcement. His longer-term ambitions are even bigger. Kulechov has said he wants Aave to become the largest and most efficient liquidity network on the planet — one that banks, builders, and financial technology companies connect to by default. Big Finance Names Are Already At The Table Aave is no longer just for crypto enthusiasts. In August last year, Aave Labs launched a new product called Aave Horizon, a lending market built on Ethereum and designed specifically for traditional financial institutions. Related Reading: Peter Schiff Says Bitcoin Has Never Beaten Gold Since 2021 The idea is to allow established finance firms to borrow stablecoins using real-world assets as collateral. According to reports, VanEck, WisdomTree, and Securitize were among the first major institutions to participate in the offering — a sign that the gap between conventional finance and decentralized protocols is narrowing. Kulechov has also been vocal about what he sees as the next big opportunity for DeFi lending. Reports say he believes that tokenizing what he calls “abundance assets” — things like solar energy infrastructure, battery storage systems, and robotics used in labor — could open an entirely new category of collateral for decentralized lending. He expects those types of assets to be worth a combined $50 trillion by 2050. Featured image from BTCCard, chart from TradingView
The Ethereum Foundation is taking a decisive step to strengthen decentralized finance (DeFi) on ETH and launching a new initiative. This move signals a renewed strategic focus on scaling DeFi adoption, improving protocol security, and fostering sustainable growth across lending, trading, and on-chain financial services. Why Boosting Developer Support And Ecosystem Funding In a key development, the Ethereum Foundation is launching a renewed and more ambitious protocol to strengthen DeFi within the ETH ecosystem. Ethereum Daily has revealed on X that the initiative is being framed as a Defipunk approach, which is centered on building financial infrastructure that is truly permissionless, private, secure, and fully open-source. The goal is to enable anyone, anywhere, to save, borrow, hedge risk, or make payments without relying on big companies like banks or large corporations. Related Reading: Why Ethereum’s Endgame Requires Rebuilding The Base Layer Rather than focusing solely on incremental upgrades to existing applications, like improved stablecoins, the Foundation’s vision reportedly targets deeper structural innovation. The key areas include developing more secure price oracles, enhancing privacy loans to reduce unfair liquidations, and integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen system security. With a newly formed DeFi team leading the effort, the foundation is inviting developers who share its vision to help build a financial system that will give users full control and expand accessibility, not just speculators. How Inflow And Outflow Trends Reveal Strategic Positioning Even as ETH price action has been brutally down from $4,900 to below $2,000, Ethereum spot ETF flows are quietly signaling a shift behind the surface. The head of research at Lisk, analyst Leon Waidmann, stated that the ETF flow dynamics have shown that after a period of heavy outflow around mid-2025, the intensity of selling pressure has been gradually fading. Related Reading: Ethereum Caught Between Weak Bounce And High-Timeframe Risk – What’s Next? Meanwhile, the massive inflow waves that were seen in late 2024 and early 2025 have subsided, and the peak panic selling that followed has largely dissipated. The recent ETF flow bars are significantly smaller in both directions compared to the prior volatile period, and sellers are running out of steam. Waidmann noted that this shift is significant because, despite one of the sharpest ETH drawdowns in recent memory, the institutional exodus appears to be exhausting. While the weak hand that wanted out has largely exited, this means there’s no bottom. However, there’s still a slight outflow bias in recent weeks, indicating that there’s no confirmed accumulation signal yet. Waidmann emphasized that the intensity of the selling pressure is clearly fading, which is the first step that must happen before any trend reversal. In his view, participants should pay attention to when the selling dries up before sentiment recovers, because that’s usually where the next move will start to build. Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview.com
On-chain analytics firm Santiment has highlighted how Ethereum is still undervalued on the MVRV, while Bitcoin and XRP have turned neutral. Profitability Has Shifted For Bitcoin, XRP, & Ethereum After The Price Jump In a new post on X, Santiment has talked about how the 30-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio has changed for some major digital assets following the market recovery that has occurred over the past day. The MVRV Ratio is a popular on-chain indicator that compares the market cap of an asset against its Realized Cap, a measure of the total amount of capital that investors have put into the network. Related Reading: Cardano Sharks & Whales Quietly Accumulate 819M ADA Amid Price Decline In short, what the MVRV Ratio tells us about is the profit-loss status of addresses on the blockchain as a whole. When the metric is above the 1 mark, it means investors are, on average, in a state of unrealized profit. On the other hand, the indicator being under this threshold suggests the dominance of losses. Here, the MVRV Ratio of the entire network isn’t of relevance, but that of a particular slice of it: the buyers from the past month. Below is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the cohort’s MVRV Ratio for the five top cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, and Chainlink. From the graph, it’s visible that the 30-day MVRV Ratio has risen for all five of these assets recently. This is a natural result of the price recovery that has taken place over the past day. Bitcoin has returned above $68,000, and Ethereum is back beyond $2,000. While prices across the market have surged, the MVRV Ratio isn’t reflecting a uniform situation. Bitcoin, XRP, and Chainlink are all inside the neutral zone with the metric sitting at -1.4%, -0.1%, and +3.3%, respectively (note that the 0% mark corresponds to the 1 level here). Meanwhile, Ethereum has seen its 30-day trader returns remain inside a zone that the analytics firm defines as corresponding to a “mildly undervalued” status, despite the fact that the coin’s price has surged 6% in the last 24 hours. Though with an MVRV Ratio of -5.5%, ETH is only just inside the area. On the other end of the spectrum is Cardano, which has observed the indicator fly to a value of +6.8%, entering into the “mildly overvalued” zone. Generally, the larger the investor profits get, the more likely they are to participate in profit-taking. Due to this reason, a high value on the MVRV Ratio can be a sign that a correction could be coming. Similarly, a low value suggests the presence of a high degree of market pain, which could result in a bottom formation. Related Reading: Bitcoin Yet To See Meaningful Capital Return, Glassnode Says “Buy and dollar cost average when a coin is in an ‘Undervalued’ zone,” explained Santiment. “Be cautious when a coin reaches an ‘Overvalued’ zone.” ETH Price Ethereum briefly broke above $2,100 during its surge, but the coin has since witnessed a minor retrace to $2,070. Featured image from Dall-E, chat from TradingView.com
Ethereum’s latest long-term planning document has given investors a new way to assess whether the digital asset can eventually reach $10,000 by the end of this decade. The newly published “Strawmap,” introduced by Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, reads less like a conventional roadmap than a preemptive response plan. It sketches a path for Ethereum […]
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Buterin's ETH sales highlight a strategic shift towards bolstering Ethereum's infrastructure amid market volatility, impacting investor sentiment.
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Ethereum is once again at a critical juncture. After a strong rebound, ETH price is trading near $2,100, posting sharp short-term gains while on-chain and derivatives data flash mixed but powerful signals. On one side, large whales are stacking ETH aggressively. On the other, volatility has expanded to levels last seen nearly a year ago. …
As the crypto market extends its rebound, traders are now turning cautious ahead of a major derivatives event. Bitcoin options expiry tomorrow could act as a near-term catalyst for volatility, with billions in BTC and ETH contracts approaching settlement. While spot prices look strong for now, history shows that options expiry often brings sharp intraday …
The Ethereum Foundation’s "strawmap" outlines seven forks by 2029, targeting faster slots, reduced finality, and post-quantum upgrades.
ETF inflows suggest institutional sentiment is stabilizing and shifting toward cautious accumulation, one analyst said.
The cryptocurrency market staged a broad recovery on Wednesday, led by a sharp rebound in the Bitcoin price that pushed the digital asset close to the $70,000 level once again. Bitcoin climbed roughly 8% on the day, approaching a price zone that has acted as firm resistance since it was lost earlier this month. The renewed strength was not limited to Bitcoin. Ethereum (ETH) advanced 12%, XRP gained 8%, and Solana (SOL) surged 13%, reflecting a wider return of risk appetite across digital assets. Bitcoin Price Nears $70K As Altcoins Outperform Market experts suggest the bounce may be driven largely by investors stepping in after an extended period of weakness. Caroline Mauron, co-founder of Orbit Markets, told Bloomberg that the upward move likely reflects dip-buying activity following the recent selloff. She added that a decisive move back above $70,000 for the Bitcoin price could alter the broader market narrative, potentially restoring confidence after weeks of pressure. Related Reading: Bitcoin May Be In A Price Slump—But Adoption Is In A Bull Market Recent trading patterns also suggest a change in investor positioning. Although demand for cryptocurrencies in the US has softened in recent weeks, it seems that capital is now rotating into altcoins, as evidenced by the gains made by ETH, XRP and SOL, which have outperformed Bitcoin in the last 24 hours. Daniel Reis-Faria, chief executive officer of ZeroStack, noted that Bitcoin increasingly trades within the context of the broader financial system. When liquidity conditions tighten, he said, volatility tends to increase. In that environment, assets such as Solana — which he described as generating “real yield” — may prove more resilient than tokens that were previously driven primarily by momentum. Still, some analysts caution against interpreting the rebound as a definitive turning point. Is Bitcoin Forming A New Bottom? Alex Kuptsikevich, chief market analyst at FxPro, drew comparisons to the market environment in 2022, when a steep decline was followed by months of sideways consolidation before a sustained recovery eventually took hold. He observed that after the 2022 Bitcoin price downturn, it took more than a year for the market to regain and surpass prior highs, suggesting patience may be required this time as well. Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn, offered a nuanced view in his latest Bitcoin price outlook. He argued that the most intense phase of downside pressure is likely already behind the market. Among the supportive signals he cited were Bitcoin trading near its 200-week moving average (MA) and realized price, historically important technical levels. Related Reading: Expert Forecasts $5 Trillions Pouring Into Crypto Post CLARITY Act Passage In addition, more than half of all Bitcoin in circulation is currently underwater, the relative strength index has reached levels often associated with capitulation, and several other on-chain indicators are flashing signs that a bottom may be forming. However, Thorn also warned that even if the worst of the decline has passed, further challenges could lie ahead for the Bitcoin price. He said that market bottoms typically take time to fully develop, and prolonged sideways movement remains a possibility. A downturn in equities could exert additional pressure on digital assets, and the broader market still appears to lack a strong catalyst to drive sustained upside momentum. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
Vitalik Buterin sold 17,196 ETH worth $35 million, surpassing his Jan. 30 'austerity' allocation of 16,384 ETH by 4.9%.
Ethereum price started a major rally above the $2,000 resistance. ETH is now correcting gains from $2,150 and might decline to $2,000. Ethereum started a fresh upward move above the $1,950 zone. The price is trading above $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $1,920 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,120 zone. Ethereum Price Rallies Over 15% Ethereum price managed to form a base and traded above the $1,920 resistance, like Bitcoin. ETH price rallied above the $2,000 and $2,020 resistance levels. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $1,920 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The bulls even pumped the price above $2,100. A high was formed at $2,158 before there was a sharp downside correction. The price dipped below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,792 swing low to the $2,158 high. Ethereum price is now trading above $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If the bulls remain in action above $2,000, the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near the $2,080 level. The first key resistance is near the $2,120 level. The next major resistance is near the $2,150 level. A clear move above the $2,150 resistance might send the price toward the $2,200 resistance. An upside break above the $2,200 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $2,250 resistance zone or even $2,320 in the near term. Another Drop In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,120 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2,000 level. The first major support sits near the $1,975 zone or the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,792 swing low to the $2,158 high. A clear move below the $1,975 support might push the price toward the $1,930 support. Any more losses might send the price toward the $1,900 region. The main support could be $1,880. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is losing momentum in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI – The RSI for ETH/USD is now above the 50 zone. Major Support Level – $1,975 Major Resistance Level – $2,150
Ethereum has faced persistent selling pressure throughout the year, with price action repeatedly failing to reclaim the $2,000 level. Despite intermittent rebound attempts, momentum has remained weak, reflecting cautious sentiment across both retail and institutional participants. The broader market environment — characterized by tightening liquidity, macro uncertainty, and subdued risk appetite — has further complicated Ethereum’s recovery path, leaving the asset locked in a fragile consolidation phase. Related Reading: Why XRP’s 0.16 Leverage Floor Ends The Era Of The Flash Crash – And the Hope for a Quick Recovery Recent on-chain data has added another layer to this narrative. According to blockchain analytics platform Arkham, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has sold an additional 675.88 ETH, worth roughly $1.25 million, in the past several hours. Over the last month alone, his total ETH sales have reached approximately 11,422 ETH, equivalent to about $23.33 million at prevailing market prices. Buterin remains one of the most influential figures in the Ethereum ecosystem, widely recognized as the protocol’s principal architect and a key voice in its technical and strategic direction. Transactions associated with such prominent insiders often attract attention because they can influence market sentiment, even when motivated by operational, philanthropic, or diversification needs rather than outright bearish positioning. Vitalik’s Ethereum Distribution Progress Nears Completion On-chain tracking suggests that Vitalik Buterin’s recent transactions are part of a broader planned distribution totaling approximately 16,384 ETH. Based on the latest observed transfers, roughly 70% of that amount appears to have already been executed. This leaves an estimated 4,962 ETH — valued near $9.5 million at current prices — potentially still pending. While these figures depend on wallet attribution accuracy, they provide a useful framework for interpreting recent market flows. From a market-structure perspective, such activity does not automatically imply directional intent. Large transfers from prominent figures often trigger short-term sentiment reactions because participants anticipate potential sell-side liquidity. However, historical precedent shows that founder-related transactions frequently relate to treasury management, ecosystem funding, or diversification rather than speculative positioning. In the near term, awareness that additional ETH may still enter the market can contribute to cautious positioning among traders, particularly in a fragile liquidity environment. Some participants may reduce exposure preemptively, which can amplify volatility even if actual selling volume remains moderate relative to total market depth. At the same time, markets typically absorb known supply events over time. If the remaining distribution proceeds gradually and demand remains stable, the overall price impact may remain contained rather than structurally bearish. Related Reading: The $33 Billion Drain: Bitcoin Realized Cap Craters as Capital Abandons the Network for a Second Month Price Tests Long-Term Support As Weekly Momentum Remains Under Pressure Ethereum continues to trade under sustained pressure, with price now hovering near the $1,900 zone after failing to reclaim the $2,000 psychological threshold. The weekly chart shows a clear loss of momentum following the rejection near the $3,500–$4,000 region earlier in the cycle, with lower highs and lower lows defining the current structure. This pattern typically reflects a transition from expansion to consolidation or corrective behavior rather than an immediate trend reversal. From a moving-average perspective, ETH is trading below the 50-week and 100-week averages, both of which are beginning to slope downward. This alignment generally signals weakening intermediate-term momentum. The 200-week average remains below price but is approaching as potential structural support, making this zone particularly relevant for longer-term positioning. Related Reading: The Saylor Discount: Why Bitcoin Trading Below Strategy’s Realized Price is a Gift for Late-Cycle Allocators Volume dynamics suggest increased activity during recent selloffs, indicating distribution rather than passive consolidation. However, there are early signs of stabilization as volatility compresses, often a precursor to either continuation or a relief rebound. If Ethereum fails to reclaim the $2,000–$2,200 region convincingly, downside probes toward the long-term average remain plausible. Conversely, sustained acceptance above that level would be required to rebuild bullish momentum and restore confidence among sidelined capital. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
Vitalik Buterin is continuing his planned Ethereum sales, even as the market rallies sharply. According to on-chain tracking platforms Lookonchain and Onchain Lens, Buterin recently sold another 4,458 ETH worth approximately $8.92 million. This latest transaction brings his total progress to 97% completion of a previously disclosed plan to sell 16,384 ETH. Only 504 ETH, …
After losing key structure and breaking below major support, Ethereum is now approaching a critical high-timeframe demand zone. This level has historically acted as a foundation for reversals, making it a pivotal area to watch. The question now is whether the breakdown extends, or if this test marks the beginning of a broader bottoming process. High-Timeframe Support Lost After Repeated Rejections In a recent Ethereum analysis, crypto analyst Luca outlined why the breakdown below the high-timeframe support range marked in purple significantly shifted the market structure. After losing that level and facing repeated rejections, the probability tilted toward continued downside. The failure to recover that zone signaled weakening bullish momentum and opened the door for the price to seek liquidity lower. Related Reading: Ethereum Caught Between Weak Bounce And High-Timeframe Risk – What’s Next? The most logical downside target sits at the high-timeframe support range marked in green, which aligns with the early-April 2025 bottoming formation. This is a technically significant area because it is where buyers previously stepped in aggressively and where they may be incentivized to do so again. He emphasized that the risk-reward profile becomes far more favorable if Ethereum trades into that green support region. A move into that area would likely create better positioning opportunities for swing longs, prompting him to gradually scale out of hedge positions and rotate capital back into spot holdings in anticipation of a potential upside reversal. Until then, Luca remains patient, avoiding new entries or adjustments to his spot exposure unless price tests the high-timeframe green support zone, or Ethereum breaks back above the 1D Bull Market Support Band. That band, currently sitting around $2,000, is serving as resistance when tested. As long as Ethereum remains below that $2,000 band and hasn’t yet tapped into the stronger high-timeframe green support, Luca believes the path remains to the downside on lower timeframes. In his view, further weakness or consolidation is more likely in the near to mid-term before a sustainable bullish reversal structure can properly form. Ethereum Capitulation Complete At $1,800 Ethereum has already gone through its capitulation phase, with price flushing into the $1,800 zone in what appeared to be an emotional sell-off. That sharp move likely marked peak fear, forcing weaker hands out of the market and clearing excessive leverage built up during the prior structure. Related Reading: Ethereum Price Holds Key 5-Year Demand Area Amid Heavy Whale Transfers As Cyril-DeFi noted, price action is stabilizing and moving sideways, and the intensity of selling pressure has noticeably slowed. Volatility is compressing, and the aggressive downside momentum that defined the drop is no longer present. Although this phase feels dull and uneventful, it’s often how sustainable bases are formed. Holding the $1,800 region is therefore significant; it suggests that panic has subsided and that Ethereum may be transitioning from distribution into early-stage accumulation. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
The Etherem Foundation (EF) has released a decade-long roadmap dubbed the “strawmap” that is designed to scale the ecosystem, while improving privacy and quantum resistance. More specifically, the project intends to bring up the transaction speeds of L1 and L2 protocols to 10,000 transactions per second (TPS) and 10 million TPS, respectively. This will happen …
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is urging the Ethereum ecosystem to treat oracle design and decentralization as a priority security problem, warning that key parts of DeFi’s stack still hide uncomfortable fragilities behind the industry’s recent growth. In a post outlining how the Ethereum Foundation is thinking about DeFi, Buterin framed decentralized finance as “a central part of the value that Ethereum provides” and argued that its next phase must pair renewed innovation with a harder line on security and centralization risks. “Defi is a central part of the value that Ethereum provides. Financial empowerment is a central part of what it means to have agency and freedom in our current world. Finance is far from the only thing that Ethereum is good for, but it is an important thing,” Buterin wrote, positioning DeFi not as a side quest, but as one of Ethereum’s flagship deliverables. Related Reading: Ethereum’s Legal Status Gains Clarity After SEC Leadership Signal Ethereum Foundation’s DeFi Crackdown: No Centralized Shortcuts Buterin’s thesis has two edges. The first is aspirational: DeFi should return to the early-era willingness to invent new primitives rather than iterating on the same product shapes. He pointed to AMMs as an example of the kind of paradigm shift he wants developers to chase again, arguing that teams should “dig a layer deeper” than surface-level improvements like “make a better stablecoin” and instead attack the underlying financial problems: risk management and hedging future expenses with new mechanisms. The second edge is a filter. Buterin said the Ethereum Foundation is not looking to support “onchain finance” or “defi” indiscriminately, but to push toward a narrower vision: “permissionless, open-source, private, security-first global finance that maximizes people’s control over their own assets, minimizes centralized chokepoints and trusted third parties, and democratizes risk management and wealth building … as well as payments.” A key standard in that vision is operational resilience. Buterin said the ecosystem should prefer protocols that “pass the walkaway test”: systems that keep functioning even if the founding team disappears overnight or worse, “becomes hostile / compromised without warning.” It’s a stark yardstick in a sector where governance keys, upgrade mechanisms, and offchain dependencies often concentrate power long after a protocol looks “decentralized” in marketing. Related Reading: Ethereum Price Holds Key 5-Year Demand Area Amid Heavy Whale Transfers Where the alarm bell rings loudest is oracles: the bridge between onchain logic and offchain reality. In a list of priority areas, Buterin singled out “oracle security and decentralization,” adding a blunt aside: “there’s A LOT of skeletons in the closet here, we as an ecosystem really need to point a big eye of sauron at it for a while.” The line is telling: it implies risks that are known, tolerated, or under-discussed, despite oracles sitting on the critical path for lending, stablecoins, derivatives, and liquidations. Buterin framed DeFi as a “complex toolchain” that mixes onchain components with user-side and other offchain pieces — wallets, local agents, and more. His roadmap-like list reflects that breadth: classic security work such as audits, standards, and wallet-side safeguards; newer approaches like “AI-assisted formal verification” and “user-side agents as safeguards”; privacy for both payments and more complex positions, including the question of what a “maximally privacy-preserving CDP” would look like; and renewed emphasis on open source licensing and forkability. The closing message is permissive but not passive. Ethereum will always allow people to deploy “insecure protocols” or systems that embed “ultimately unneeded centralized trust in the name of convenience,” Buterin wrote, as well as what he called “dopamine-maximizing gambleslop.” But he signaled the Foundation’s intent to actively collaborate with builders aligned around minimizing intermediaries and maximizing user agency, with the aim of making that version of DeFi not just Ethereum’s best option, but “a globally compelling way to manage funds” for anyone who values those properties. At press time, ETH traded at $1,912. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Ethereum Foundation releases Strawmap outlining 7 forks through 2029 and 5 Layer1 goals including throughput and post quantum security.
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Crypto analyst BitQuant has commented on why market participants are not buying Bitcoin and Ethereum despite the recent lows. This comes amid current market weakness, with the on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant warning of a deeper decline. Why Investors Are Not Buying The Bitcoin and Ethereum Dip In an X post, BitQuant noted that no one, except Saylor’s Strategy, is buying Bitcoin at $65,000 because of reports that the U.S. may attack Iran. He added that if that happens, many believe that BTC will drop to $50,000, which is why they are not buying. Ethereum is expected to drop further if BTC declines. Related Reading: Here’s All You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Price This Week The analyst noted that these market participants are forgetting that Bitcoin fell from $90,000 to $60,000 without any news or headlines, and that they consider this nuance unimportant. As such, he suggested that BTC and Ethereum could still see lower prices, whether or not the U.S. attacks Iran. However, BitQuant indicated that current prices do not matter in the long-term as Bitcoin and possibly Ethereum are likely to trade higher. He stated that many still don’t understand that BTC is a system and that they only see it as an asset. The analyst added that for many, BTC resembles a football match where they celebrate when there is a goal and leave the stadium when there isn’t. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader crypto market are currently facing downside pressure not only due to a potential U.S. attack on Iran but also due to the uncertainty around the Trump tariffs. The U.S. president over the weekend announced plans to hike the global tariff rate from 10% to 15% after the Supreme Court ruled against the tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). BTC Could Still Drop Below $40,000 A CryptoQuant analysis recently suggested that Bitcoin could still drop below $40,000 to around $38,900, which is the long-term holders’ (LTHs) cost basis. The analysis also alluded to historical precedent, noting that each bear market has been characterized by BTC’s price breaking below its cost basis. This triggers a final capitulation phase marked by realized losses of around 20%. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts The Ethereum Price Bottom With A Marked Path To $15,000 The analysis also noted that it is only after this phase that the market has been able to rebuild the necessary foundations for a trend reversal, with Bitcoin and Ethereum reaching new highs. Meanwhile, another CryptoQuant analysis mentioned that the Coinbase Premium Index shows limited signs of recovery. The index’s 30-minute simple moving average had briefly crossed above the zero level but failed to maintain the momentum into the new week. CryptoQuant stated that this lack of sustained recovery in the premium, despite the temporary uptick, is considered a potential trigger for the recent downward price action. Featured image from Pngtree, chart from Tradingview.com
The cryptocurrency market staged a strong comeback over the past 24 hours, with major digital assets posting sharp gains and adding nearly $150 billion to total market capitalization. Market leaders Bitcoin and Ethereum broke key psychological levels, while XRP and several large-cap altcoins followed with solid advances. The rally also triggered liquidations of bearish positions, …
Ethereum price rebounded over 6% in the past 24 hours, climbing back toward the $2,000 level after a sharp liquidation-driven decline earlier this month. However, despite the relief move, ETH remains below a critical resistance zone near $2,200 that continues to cap upside attempts. The recent rebound comes as derivative leverage resets and funding rates …
After days of panic selling and extreme fear, the crypto market has suddenly flipped green. Bitcoin price has reclaimed the $65,000 zone, Ethereum is pushing back toward $2,000, and XRP is stabilizing near $1.36. More than $323 million in leveraged positions were liquidated in just 24 hours, triggering a powerful short squeeze across major cryptocurrencies. …